Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-17
A PLANO MEETING.

PLANO OFFERS RIGHT OF WAY AND BO-
NUS TO THE ST. LOUIS, ARKANSAS AND
TEXAS.
Special to the Gazette.
PLANO, TEX, Feb. ia large and
very enthusiastic railroad mass meeting
was held at the opera house this after
noon. DIR. J. W. Wilson was called to
the chair and W. H. Chandler acted as
secretary. The chairman stated the OBJ
ject of the meeting to be to endeavor
to secure the proposed new
line of railroad from Greenvllle
or Sulphur Springs, via Plano
to Fort Worth. After a considerable dis
cussion by the chair and others Mr..
Overaker read letter from Colonel j. P.
Smith of Fort Worth, urging the citizens
to appoint right of way committee and
be ready toImeet with the company at any
time, and saying that it was the DISPOSE
ton of the st. Louis, Arkansas and Texas
Railway to come to Plano if they could
get sufficient encouragement from lis
citizens. A motion was carried appoint
ing George w. Bowman right of way and
depot agent for Collin county. Mr.. Bow
man selected as his assistants Colonel
w. P. Bishop of Frankfort, and DR.. j.
+. Butler of Wylie. John T.
Kendrick and J. II. Bowman were Sc
lected as q finance committee. a mo-
ton carried that the citizens of Piano and
vicinity offer the railroad company a
bonus of $4,000 and depot grounds to Sc
cure the road to this point. The meeting
then adjourned sine die.
The meeting this afternoon has aroused
our most influential citizens, who are
willing to cooperate and do all in their
power to get this road, on which they
expect work to begin inside of sixty days.
SUNSET MEETING.
THE CITIZENS ALIVE TO THE IMPORT
ANCE OF ANOTHER RAILROAD.
spondence of the Gazette.
SUNSET, TEX, Feb. IA large mass
meeting of the citizens of Sunset and
vicinity was held at the school house last
Monday night the eth inst. DR.. w. F.
Thomson was called to the chair and j.
F. Long was elected Secretary. The Sec
rotary read q letter from the Albany rail
road committee urging the appointment
at Sunset of q committee for the purpose
of acting in concert with other commit
tees along the proposed route, to confer
with the Missouri Pacific officials and see
what inducements could be offered that
road to secure an early extension from
Gainesville via Sunset, Jacksboro, Ora
ham, Crystal Falls, Albany to Abilene.
Speeches were made by several prominent
gentlemen noted for their liberalIty in all
public enterprises, urging prompt action
by the people in showing their willingness
to aid the enterprise. Great harmony
prevailed and deep interest was mani
tested showing Conclusively that the bus
mess men of Sunset, as well as the people
living along the proposed route, would do
all in their power to induce this road to
build by Sunset. In fact unanimous
sentiment was expressed in favor of the
road. The following committee was ap,
pointed: W. R. Dorsey, j. 7. Bellows,
DIR. j. w. Harvey, DR.. j. Younger and
DR.. w. F. Thomson. A motion was
made and carried for the Secretary TO send
proceedings of the meeting to TIE FORT
WORTH GAZETTE and Sunset Journal
with request that said papers publish
them. Meeting adjourned.
W. f. THOMSON, Chairman.
j. f. LONG, Secretary.